ir^ll lliS SSBimI HnBrnmOi mam GIFT OF Contents 1 Memorial showing; the wants of the University. Nov 1875. 2 Same . 1875-1876. 3 Same* 1877-78. 3a Report of the Regents to the Constitutional conven 4 Report of Commission to examine into and report on condition of certain funds, etc. in relation to State university, 1879. 5 Memorial of the Regents on the wants of the Unive Dec. 31, 1880. 6 .game. Feb. 3, 1880. 7 Memorial to Congress (regarding investment of mone derived from sale of lands donated by Congress) 28, 1882. 8 Report of Law committee" of the Regents on the act Congress of July 2, 1862. 9 University of California rneedss Jan.l, 1885. 10 Senate bill No. 49. Jan 18. 1887. A n act to provid for the permanent support of t v e University. 11 Reasons for supporting bill to provide for the per manent support Of the University. Jan. 1887, 12 Communication regarding funds for Experiment stati Dec. 6, 1887. 13 Report of the specie! committee on the Morrill col aid act. Mar. 1891. 14 Appeal to the Alumni of the UniverBity by a Commit on legislation ap-ointed by the Regents to arous interest in securing funds for the University. S 25, 1894. 15- Legislative bills. Jan. 1887, for appropriation of 17 |250,000 for buildings. 18 Report of Committee on ways and means. May 20, 189 19 Report on establishment of fee for incidentals. c 18 REPORT OP THE Board of Regents, State University, CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. it UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, ) BERKELEY, November 23d, 1878. j To the Honorable President and Members of the Constitutional Convention: GENTLEMEN : In response to your resolution of date October thirty- first, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, the following statements are herewith respectfully submitted, arranged in the following order : First Statement of cash receipts from all sources, from August eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, both inclusive. Second Statement of cash disbursements and investments for the same period. Third Appendix "A" and " B," giving the proper segregations of cash receipts and disbursements^ Fourth Statements of accoun'ts with savings banks, and certain donations. O O O I ^5 O I 3 00 I I :-5 C O O I IO O J300 lu-jTf I ITJHSOO I I to APPENDIX "A." SEGREGATION OF CASH RECEIPTS. ENDOWMENTS (FROM CONGRESSIONAL GRANTS.) Land Fund From sales of land, grant 150,000 acres $356,273 03 Seminary Land Fund From sales under grant of seventy-two sections 19,505 99 Forfeited Seminary Land Fund From sales of forfeited lands re- sold by the Regents of the University 480 00 Total cash receipts from Congressional endowments $376,259 02 INCOME (PROM CONGRESSIONAL ENDOWMENTS.) Land Fund Interest From interest received on deferred pay- ments of principal, grant of 150,000 acres $182,776 82 Land Fund Fees From fees on applications, certificates of de- posit, and patents 9,252 50 Interest on excess payments 3,372 46 Seminarv Land Fund Interest (On bonds) 1,111 50 Seminary Land Fund Interest On deferred payments, Control- ler's warrants 698 48 Forfeited Seminary Land Interest 546 82 Forfeited Seminary Land Fund Fees 16 00 Special Investment Fund Interest From investment of excess payments in bonds 1,042 00 Interest on Certificates of Deposit From interest on preliminary deposits of one dollar per acre, made by applicants for lands under the grant of 150,000 acres. Said deposits held by the Land Department of the University, awaiting action by the United States Land Ofiices 14,599 56 United States Endowment Interest From interest on bonds pur- chased from proceeds of sales of land belonging to the grant of 150,000 acres 35,609 03 Seminary and Public Building Land Fund Interest From inter- est on 'deferred payments of principal, Controller's warrants 27,217 00 276,242 17 Total cash receipts from Congressional endowments and income therefrdm $652,501 17 TRUST FUNDS. Excess Payments From collections of $1 25 per acre on double minimum lands $61,974 84 State Geological Survey, collections on account of 4,417 85 Total cash receipts from Trust Fund 66,392 69 College of California From amounts received from sales of real estate, etc $83,235 00 Building Fund From amounts received for construction of buildings 357,396 37 440,631 37 Amounts of income received from the State to pay current expenses 662,150 42 Total cash receipts from all sources $1,821,675 65 APPENDIX "B. 3 SEGREGATION OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS AND INVESTMENTS. INVESTMENTS. United States Endowment Fund Investment of proceeds from sales of the agricultural grant of 150,000 acres, in bonds of the par value of $348,000, at a cost of $346,934 50 Seminary Land Investment Fund Investment of proceeds from sales of the seminary grant of seventy-two sections, in bonds of the par value of $19,000, at a cost of 19,380 00 Brayton Real Estate Fund Investment from proceeds of the sale of Oakland property (so-called Brayton property), in bonds of the par value of $19*500, at a cost of 20,140 00 (NOTE. The Treasurer of the University now holds mortgage notes received in part payment from sales of above property, amounting to $68,530, bearing interest at the rate of eight (8) per cent, per annum, payable quarterly. As the notes are paid, investments are made in bonds for account of said fund.) Bills Receivable Investment of proceeds belonging to the grant of 150,000 acres 12,895 10 (NOTE. This amount of $12,895 10 was credited to the Land Fund, forming a part of the statement of cash receipts, and is here represented by a joint note due January 1st, 1879, bearing ten per cent, per annum interest.) Building Fund Cost of College buildings known as North and South Hall, formerly known as College of Agriculture and College of Letters 357,396 37 Students' Cottages Cost of eight cottages built for occupation of students 26,905 00 University Site Improvements Cost of ornamental and useful trees, fencing, and grading the grounds 32,672 80 University Water Company Cost of construction of water ditch, reservoirs, iron pipe, etc 5,967 50 College of California Cost of lands, expenses of surveys, legal services, etc 80,682 52 Apparatus 22,235 83 Library __ 18,399 89 Brayton Property Cost of three blocks in Oakland and buildings thereon 88,787 28 Museum 2,398 21 University printing office 2,614 04 Mechanical Arts College advance 69 35 Total cash investments $1,031,478 39 TRUST FUNDS. Excess Payments Amounts paid the United States $15,432 59 State Geological Survey Amounts paid for account of 3,559 23 18,991 82 Amounts disbursed for payment of current expenses of the University 705,746 00 Total cash disbursements and investments $1,756,216 21 The following statements of accounts, which are made up of dona- tions, cash received from excess payments, and bank certificates of deposit, do not properly belong to the exhibits of cash receipts and expenditures, and are deposited with the following savings banks: UNION SAVINGS BANK, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. DEBITS. To deposit of rents and interest thereon Agassiz Professorship from March 13th, 1873, to June 30th, 1878 $832 73 To deposit of donations (account of Medal Fund), and interest thereon from March 13th, 1873, to June 30th, 1878 3,486 62 To deposit of donation by H. D. Bacon, of $500, for an Engineering Fund, and interest thereon 714 33 To deposit account of excess payment, made June 30th, 1877 $6,000 00 To interest thereon 255 00 6,255 00 To deposits of certificates of deposit, issued by the Bank of California, (said cer- tificates representing the preliminary deposits made by applicants for lands): Deposited February 24th, 1877 $12,039 33 And interest thereon to January 1st, 1878_ 885 60 12,924 93 Total debits $24,213 61 CREDITS. By amounts paid for medals (account of Medal Fund) $750 00 By amounts paid for apparatus ordered by Professor of Civil Engineer- ing, on account of Engineering Fund 528 38 By amount transferred to Treasurer of University of certificate of deposit 1,000 00 Total credit 2,278 38 Balance due University $21,935 23 HIBERNIA SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY, SAN FRANCISCO. DEBITS. To deposit of excess payments, made October 12th, 1877 ' $5,000 00 To interest on same, to January 1st, 1878 93 75 $5,093 75 SECURITY SAVINGS BANK, SAN FRANCISCO. To deposit of excess payments, made from June 30th, 1877, to January 31st, 1878 $28,162 50 To interest on same, to January 1st, 1878 448 00 $28,610 50 SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION, OF SAN FRANCISCO. To deposit of certificate of deposit, issued by Bank of California, made February 23d, 1877 $12,212 62 To deposit of certificate of deposit by Bank of California, made June 25th, 1878__ 3,250 00 To interest to June 30th, 1877 $286 27 To interest to January 1st, 1878 506 17 792 44 $16,255 06 THE OAKLAND BANK OF SAVINGS, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. To deposit of excess payments, made October 12th, 1877. To interest to January 1st, 1878 $5,000 00 70 83 $5,070 83 RECAPITULATION. Deposit with savings banks, for account of Agassiz Professorship $832 73 Deposit with savings banks, for account of Medal Fund 2,736 62 Deposit with savings banks, for account of Civil Engineering Department 185 95 Deposit with savings banks, for account of excess payments 44,162 50 Deposit with savings banks, for account of excess payments, interest 867 58 Deposit with savings banks, for account of certificates of deposit 26,501 95 Deposit with savings banks, for account of certificates of deposit, interest on same. 1,678 04 Total amount deposited with savings banks, to June 30th, 1878_ $76,965 37 CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. November 13th, 1876 To deposit of donation from H. D. Bacon. To interest from April 26th, 1873, to July 1st, 1876 To interest from July 1st, 1876, to January 1st, 1878 November 13th, 1876 By amount paid for apparatus $363 99 February 20th, 1877 By amount paid for apparatus 104 64 February 20th, 1877 By amount paid for freight __ 59 75 Balance due June 30th, 1878. $500 00 169 22 45 11 $714 33 528 38 $185 95 Dr. THE UNIVERSITY MEDAL FUND. Deposited with the Union Savings Bank, Oakland, California. Cr. 1874. July 30 To cash for medal (Frank Otis) $125 00 1873. March 13 __ June 30 By donations By interest $2,383 68 56 05 October 10 To cash for medal Dec 31 By interest 121 48 October 10 (J. M.Whitworth) To cash for medal 125 00 1874. June 30 By interest 126 99 1875. (F. H. Whitworth)_ 125 00 Dec. 31 . By interest 115 79 July 16 1876. To cash for medal (T. F. Barry) 125 00 1875. June 30 By interest 114 41 Nov. 30 To cash for medals Dec. 31 __ By interest 114 86 (D.B. Himtley) (F. L. Button) 125 00 125 00 1876. June 30 By interest 119 37 1 877 1878. $750 00 Jan. 31 By interest 115 13 June 30 To balance 2,736 62 July 30 By interest 112 40 1878. Jan. 31 By interest 106 46 $3,486 62 June 30 By balance $3,486 62 $2,736 62 2t 10 Dr. THE AGASSIZ PROFESSORSHIP FUND. Deposited with the Union Savings Bank, Oakland, California. Cr, 1876. June 30 To balance $485 56 1873. March 13 By cash from rent $100 00 June 30_ By interest 2 35 Dec. 31 By interest 5 04 1874. June 30 By interest 6 08 August 19__ Nov. 14 Dec. 31 By cash from rent- By cash from rent. By interest 100 00 100 00 9 27 1875. June 30 By interest 15 22 Dec. 11 _ By cash from rent 125 00 1876. June 30 By interest 22 60 1877 June 30 To balance $485 56 $485 56 $679 09 1876. June 30 By balance $485 56 Dec. 18 By rent 125 00 1877. June 30 By interest 68 53 1877 $679 09 $679 09 June 30_ By balance $679 09 1878 Jan. 31 By interest 28 64 March 31 __ By cash from rent. 125 00 June 30 ._ _ $832 73 1878. June 30 To balance $832 73 June 30 By balance $832 73 RECAPITULATION. Total receipts $1,821,675 65 Total disbursements and investments 1,756,216 21 Excess of receipts over disbursements and investments $65,459 44 CASH STATEMENT. By cash balance with Treasurer, D. 0. Mills, June 3d, 1878 $21,296 94 By cash deposit with savings bank, account of excess payments, June 3d, 1878___ 44,162 50 Total __ $65,459 44 JOHN LECONTE, President of the University of California. ROBT. E. C. STEARNS, Secretary of the Board of Regents, University of California. 11 [The following statement from the President, Jno. LeConte, and letter of Professor E. W. Hilgard, are, by order of the Constitutional Convention, appended to this report.] WHAT HAVE THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY TO SHOW FOR THEIR EXPENDITURE? 1. They have secured a corps of professors and instructors of abil- ity and reputation, and established a curriculum of studies which, for its range and variety, bears comparison with the oldest and best endowed institutions in the Eastern States. 2. They have, in the course of nine years, succeeded in establishing an institution of high grade, which already assumes an acknowl- edged rank among the Universities of our country in which instruc- tion is imparted in all branches of culture and useful knowledge, free to all residents of California, both male and female. No money consideration can represent the value of such an. institution to the State. 3. The amount expended for instruction in its various forms, for free scholarships, and for support (during a short period) of a Pre- paratory Department, has of course gone beyond recall. For this they have nothing tangible to show. It is represented by the knowl- edge imparted to hundreds of the youth of our State. It will assuredly bear its fruits in time, in the form of wise statesmen and legislators, accomplished scholars, original thinkers and investiga- tors, able jurists, public benefactors, and virtuous citizens. Dollars and cents can not represent the value of these contributions to mod- ern civilization. 4. But, aside from the intangible blessings conferred by the Uni- versity, the .Regent's have properties of great value to show for the money expended. The State now owns : (1.) Two hundred acres of land at Berkeley, with cost of ornamenting, grading, and improving site valued at $250,000 (2.) Three first-class buildings at Berkeley, with the furniture of the same 397,000 (3.) A museum, embracing extensive collections of geological, mineralogical, botani- cal, and ethnological specimens ; also, works of art, etc. mostly private dona- tions 50,000 (4.) A library, containing over 14,000 volumes expended by Regents 18,000 Private donations (estimated value) 17,000 (5.) Collections of apparatus, physical, chemical, and other aids to instruction 25,000 (6.) Eight (8) cottages for students '_ 24,000 (7.) Gymnasium building recently the gift of Mr. A. K. P. Harmon 7,000 (3.) Printing office property 2,500 Printing press gift of Dr. Samuel Merritt 1,500 (9.) Propagating houses, barn, farm implements, and orchard containing over five hundred varieties ; also, many varieties of grapes, etc 4,800 (10.) Forty-seven acres of land near Oakland a gift from the late Edward Tomp- kins present value 40,000 (11.) Toland Medical Hall in San Francisco a gift from Dr. H. H. Toland 75,000 (12.) Medal Fund a gift from friends of the University 2,600 (13.) Brayton property mortgaged notes 68,530 Brayton property investment in bonds 20,140 (14.) Seminary Land Fund invested by Regents in six per cent, bonds cost 19,380 $1,022,450 JOHN LECONTE, President of -University of California. 12 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, j BERKELEY, November 18th, 1878. j Honorable J. R. Freud: DEAR SIR : Your favor of sixteenth came duly to hand. As it would be difficult, and on account of the state of my eyes almost impossible, for me to make out, at short notice, as full a statement as would be desirable in respect to the matters you allude to, I mail to you with this such printed matter as I have published, bearing on the questions in hand. My Walnut Creek lecture, and the first fifteen pages of my report to the President, contain the gist of the whole matter, so far as my views on the past, present, and future of the Agricultural Department are concerned; and I have only to add that, with the aid of the appropriation made by the last Legislature, these views are now being carried out as rapidly as possible, in accordance with a printed, but not as yet published, programme, of which, unfor- tunately, I have no copy "to send you, but which is in the hands of both Mr. Martin and Mr. Winans. This programme includes : 1. Courses of lectures on " special cultures," in accordance with the circular herewith inclosed. This is given regularly by Mr. C. H. Dwinelle, and by other lecturers specially competent in particular subjects, as these can be obtained. Among the latter, a clinical lec- ture on "glanders" was, last week, delivered by Dr. A. De Tavel,, of San Francisco, to a large audience. Mr. Dwinelle's lectures are regu- larly attended by four students, and almost always by from two to six persons not regular students in the agricultural course, of which this is the " senior " year. 2. A garden of economic botany. This is now being laid out and occupied, on the level tract next the entrance from the railroad depot. It will embrace, as fully as possible, all the economically useful plants capable of outdoor culture in this climate. At the same time, cul- ture experiments on a larger scale are being carried out on the grounds north of the branch of Strawberry Creek ; and, for the culture of plants requiring heat, an addition is being made to the propagating houses already occupied. A large number of seeds of important for- est trees have lately been put into the ground, to be later transplanted to suitable positions in the University domain, which will ultimately (if my plans are carried out) be to the agricultural student what the cabinet of minerals and laboratory are to the mining student. 3. Increased and improved means of demonstration in instruction in the several practical courses, in the way of collections, illustra- tions, implements, etc. 4. The continuation, to the extent rendered possible by our means, of the work of an agricultural survey, as explained in my report to the President, page eleven and following ones, and exemplified in the Appendix, pages twenty to sixty-three. A number of important matters have been under examination since the date of this report, and will be published before long. At the moment, the work has received a check in the resignation of my assistant, who can be replaced only by training up another graduate in his stead. For this purpose, I have selected Mr. F. W. Morse, of the class of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. I consider the prosecution of this work as the key to the situation, as it is the most direct means of proving to farmers how great are the 13 benefits to be derived by their sons from the study of the scientific principles underlying agriculture. I cannot but ascribe largely to the published and unpublished results of this work, the gratifying increase of students in the strictly agricultural course, and the increased attendance of others upon the lectures of the department, so far from the " single student" of current report (which doubtless originated in the statement that there was but one student in the senior class this session), the facts now are as follows : Regularly attending senior course of special cultures 4 Regularly attending junior course of agricultural chemistry 6 Electing the course of economic botany, second term, sophomore 12 Total in agricultural course proper, by January 1st, 1879 22 Deduct as twice mentioned ^ 4 Total attending regularly 18 It should be remembered that, moreover, the entire scientific divis- ion of the sophomore class (from forty-five to fifty students) attend regularly the first term of my course, to wit, general botany, which begins the agricultural course. After the first term they elect their college, as above stated. When you remember that years ago not a single student elected the agricultural course at this time of the year, the change that has occurred cannot but be gratifying. The course has become accepta- ble and respectable, in the eyes of the students and their parents, in proportion to its increased thoroughness and educational value. And I have no fears as regards its future increase of patronage and usefulness, if the policy that has effected this change is continued. Let me add, that I consider the number of students now in attend- ance here, on this course, as a fair index of the interest now taken by the farming population in the professional education of their sons as farmers. If the means and appliances for such education here are not, at this time, all that could be desired, whatever is offered is indispensable, and what is lacking can in a great degree be made up by practice on any well-conducted farm. For mere drill in farm ope- rations no sensible man will send his son to college ; and business management of a farm will never be learned under the artificial conditions of a College Farm. I am unable to see why, of all pro- fessional schools, the Agricultural College should be saddled with the task of converting young men to farming, by keeping them surrounded with what some are pleased to term an "agricultural atmosphere." It is the unintelligent drudgery of ordinary farm life that our boys run away from ; and it is only by rendering them intelligent laborers, and not by rubbing in the drudgery, that their aversion to farm life (for which certainly the colleges are not respon- sible) can be overcome. Whenever farming comes to be a learned profession amongst us, and to be considered as such, young men will not need to be surrounded by a dense " agricultural atmosphere " in order to keep them to their profession. And then, the many farmers who now send their sons to all but the agricultural course at the University, will cease to tell their sons that they " can teach them all the farming they need at home." I am hopeful that this day is coming sooner in California than elsewhere, for natural reasons; but its coming will not be hastened by removing our future farmers from 14 contact with the rest of the rising and cultured youth of the State; and if Mr. Merrill's own statement is to be believed, that was assur- edly not the object of the " Morrill grant." In conclusion, allow me to suggest, that the first thing needful for rendering the aid of science accessible to the rural population is, that the rudiments at least of natural science should be effectually, and not only nominally, taught in the common schools. The reason why this is not now done is simply that there are too few teachers com- petent to give such instruction, and if the University does no more than supply these teachers ^ it will have done the greatest possible service to the cause of agriculture. Then, indeed, " farm schools " scattered over the country could do real service, because they would have suitable material to work upon. But so long as there are no teachers, nfl law or constitutional provision can create efficient schools. If there is any farther information that I can furnish you, please let me know, and I will do so as rapidly as possible. Very respectfully yours, EUG. W. HILGARD. PORT OF COMMISSION TO EXAMINE INTO AND REPORT OF CERTAIN FUNDS, RELATION TO TOE STATE UNIVERSITY. SACRAMENTO: STATE OFFICE I I ' F. P. THOMPSON, SUPT. STATE PRINTING. 1879. NON-CIRCULATING BOOK 53343" UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY